# '05 Ford Explorer vibration over 55 MPH **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** explorer, vibration, ford\ **Created:** [June 25, 2011, 6:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/05-ford-explorer-vibration-over-55-mph/65706 "2011-06-25T18:04:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mtolosky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@mtolosky](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mtolosky)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2011, 6:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/05-ford-explorer-vibration-over-55-mph/65706/1 "2011-06-25T18:04:28Z")
81,000 miles on it and starting last week I began to get a vibration at highway speeds. The vibration is both in the seats and the steering wheel, though it feels more so from the front end. HOWEVER, I already have had: both front lower ball joints replaced, the front axle replaced, the tires rotated AND aligned AND balanced, and a missing sway bar link replaced. I have no idea why it still vibrates. My mechanics (yes I tries 2 places) can’t get it right. Ideas??? ---
**Author:** ![chaissos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/chaissos/32/2347_2.png) [@chaissos](https://community.cartalk.com/u/chaissos)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2011, 8:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/05-ford-explorer-vibration-over-55-mph/65706/2 "2011-06-25T20:39:44Z")
Any status on the wheel bearings? ---
**Author:** ![kawasaga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/2acd7d/32.png) [@kawasaga](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kawasaga)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2011, 10:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/05-ford-explorer-vibration-over-55-mph/65706/3 "2011-06-25T22:51:06Z")
Find the frequency and speed and then you can relate it to something on the car…guessing sucks. ---
**Author:** ![mtolosky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@mtolosky](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mtolosky)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 3:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/05-ford-explorer-vibration-over-55-mph/65706/4 "2011-06-27T03:07:40Z")
The vibration is pretty constant once at highway speed (above 55 or 60 MPH) and gets increasingly worse as I increase the speed. After driving more, it seems to be pretty prevalent from the passenger front wheel and the driver rear wheel, but I may be wrong. ---
**Author:** ![mtolosky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@mtolosky](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mtolosky)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2011, 5:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/05-ford-explorer-vibration-over-55-mph/65706/5 "2011-06-30T05:22:22Z")
Fantastic. Faulty/defective ball joint replacement. It allowed play side-side in the passenger front wheel. Only hundreds of dollars and weeks later…